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Fly-tipping and recycling

What Hastings Borough Council reports to the government each year about fly-tipping it dealt with and the household waste it collected, from DEFRA's national statistics, beside the other East Sussex districts and England.

1,529fly-tipping incidents the council recorded, 2024-25
16.8incidents per 1,000 people
30.1%of household waste reused, recycled or composted, 2023-24
482 kgof other household waste per household

Fly-tipping the council recorded

These are incidents the council recorded and reported to DEFRA, not every fly-tip. Councils record them in different ways: since 2019-20 each says whether it counts all incidents or only some (the “reporting basis” below), so a difference between councils can be a difference in counting.

02,0004,0006,0002012-13: 3,464 incidents12-133,4642013-14: 2,063 incidents13-142014-15: 1,434 incidents14-152015-16: 1,899 incidents15-162016-17: 2,306 incidents16-172017-18: 1,886 incidents17-182018-19: 1,791 incidents18-192019-20: 1,147 incidents19-202020-21: 1,055 incidents20-212021-22: 574 incidents21-222022-23: 1,555 incidents22-232023-24: 1,541 incidents23-242024-25: 1,529 incidents24-25
The figures as a table
12-133,464
13-142,063
14-151,434
15-161,899
16-172,306
17-181,886
18-191,791
19-201,147
20-211,055
21-22574
22-231,555
23-241,541
24-251,529
Year by year
April to MarchIncidents Per 1,000 peopleEnforcement actionsFixed penalty notices ProsecutionsEngland, per 1,000
2024-251,52916.812428021.5
2023-241,54116.98719019.9
2022-231,55517.2522019.0
2021-225746.3583019.3
2020-211,05511.411217020.1
2019-201,14712.4882017.4
2018-191,791–361590–
2017-181,886–33780–
2016-172,306–540130–
2015-161,899–41780–
2014-151,434–34001–
2013-142,063–45510–
2012-133,464–13202–

Per 1,000 people is given from 2019-20. A “–” is a figure the table doesn't give.

Where, what and how big, 2024-25

Each as a share of the 1,529 incidents. Size counts only incidents the council cleared, so it may not add up to the total.

Where

What was dumped

How big

East Sussex, 2024-25

CouncilIncidents Per 1,000 peopleEnforcement actionsReporting basis
Eastbourne1,10010.61,101All incidents
Hastings1,52916.8124All incidents
Lewes5064.9350All incidents
Rother8739.145All incidents
Wealden6023.6658All incidents
England1,257,86321.5571,861–

From DEFRA's Fly-tipping statistics for England (published 25 February 2026), under the Open Government Licence; read 12 October 2026. Reports made on FixMyStreet are a different record: street problems lists those.

Household waste and recycling

The share of household waste the council collected that was sent for reuse, recycling or composting, and the waste left over per household. The table lists East Sussex County Council as the waste disposal authority for the county.

020%40%60%2010-11: 25.7% (England 41.5%)10-112011-12: 25.9% (England 43.0%)11-122012-13: 23.7% (England 43.2%)12-132013-14: 27.1% (England 43.5%)13-142014-15: 28.0% (England 43.7%)14-152015-16: 29.6% (England 43.0%)15-162016-17: 30.3% (England 43.7%)16-172017-18: 29.6% (England 43.2%)17-182018-19: 29.5% (England 43.5%)18-192019-20: 29.9% (England 43.8%)19-202020-21: 30.8% (England 42.3%)20-212021-22: 31.2% (England 42.5%)21-2231%2022-23: 28.6% (England 41.7%)22-232023-24: 30.1% (England 42.3%)23-24
The figures as a table
10-1126%
11-1226%
12-1324%
13-1427%
14-1528%
15-1630%
16-1730%
17-1830%
18-1930%
19-2030%
20-2131%
21-2231%
22-2329%
23-2430%
Year by year
April to March Reused, recycled or compostedEnglandOther waste per household (kg) England (kg)
2023-2430.1%42.3%482511
2022-2328.6%41.7%485509
2021-2231.2%42.5%503541
2020-2130.8%42.3%516553
2019-2029.9%43.8%481524
2018-1929.5%43.5%500532
2017-1829.6%43.2%493542
2016-1730.3%43.7%491555
2015-1629.6%43.0%523563
2014-1528.0%43.7%534558
2013-1427.1%43.5%524555
2012-1323.7%43.2%521551
2011-1225.9%43.0%518568
2010-1125.7%41.5%536598

East Sussex, 2023-24

Council Reused, recycled or compostedOther waste per household (kg)
Eastbourne Borough Council37.5%405
Hastings Borough Council30.1%482
Lewes District Council42.2%412
Rother District Council46.8%422
Wealden District Council48.2%425
England42.3%511

From DEFRA's ENV18 - Local authority collected waste: annual results tables (Historical) (updated 31 March 2026), Tables 3 and 3a, under the Open Government Licence; read 12 October 2026. DEFRA marks England's 2023-24 figures provisional. DEFRA has announced its next annual results for February to March 2027.